Hand bag



April 24, 1934. 0. ROSENZWEIG HAND BAG Filed July 18 1931 ATTORNEY- Patented Apr. 24, 1934 HAND BAG Application July 18, 1931, Serial No. 551,655

3 Claims.

5 There are two types of hand bags in general use; the pouch bag with exposed frame, and the under arm or envelope bag, which has a flap extending over the opening thereof. Both types of bags are relatively large and are used by ladies it; for carrying numerous articles, such as handkerchiefs, money, cosmetics and the like. The under arm bag has certain advantages over the pouch bag, since it may be constructed almost entirely of leather or other fabric and has no exposed frame or projecting parts likely to engage or become caught in the clothing.

One of the difficulties with the under arm bag is the proper mounting of an inner purse therein. Such purses are more or less essential, due to the fact that money, particularly coins, if placed in the outer bag, is very likely to be lost. It is, therefore, customary to have a small inner purse for money, which is preferably secured to the outer bag. With the exposed frame pouch bag, the inner purse may be secured to the exposed frame. In under arm bags, it has been customary to furnish a purse with the bag, without any attempt to secure it in the bag, except in some cases, where the inner purse is glued or sewed to one side of the under arm bag. This means of fastening the inner purse in position tends to impair the lining of the bag and frequently fails to hold it effectively.

The present invention aims to overcome the above difiiculty and to provide convenient, inexpensive means for mounting the inner purse so that it will be easily accessible, regardless of the contents or size of the bag.

Another object of the invention is to provide 11 an improved mounting for an inner purse, par- '55 an improved mounting for an inner purse which serves to strengthen the bag and to prevent the bag from losing its shape.

Other and further objects of the invention will be apparent from an understanding of the illus- 55 trative embodiment about to be described, or will be indicated in the appended claims, and various advantages not referred to herein will occur to one skilled in the art upon employment of the invention in practice.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illustration and description and is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an under arm bag with portions broken away, illustrating the 3 mounting of the inner purse;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with part of the flap broken away, illustrating the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the frame for the inner purse and its attachment to the upright 2-, mounting members; V

Fig. is a sectional view along the line. 44 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional View along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. 5

Referring again to the drawing, there is shown a hand bag 1 which, preferably, is an under arm or envelope bag, as distinguished from a pouch bag with exposed frame. The bag is preferably made of leather, or imilar material used for hand bags, and may comprise a body part 2 which extends completely about the bag and terminates in a flap 4 which is adapted to fold over the opening 5 of the bag, in the usual manner, and may be closed by means of a snap 6, or other suitable fastening means. The ends of the body member U 2 are turned in, as shown at '7, and secured to suitable end members 8 which may also be made of leather or similar fabric, adapted to form a series of folds when the bag is closed. The bag is suitably lined with silk or other cloth and may have a pocket 9 for holding a small mirror or other articles.

As shown more particularly in Fig. 3, there is provided a pair of upright channel members 10 having pins 11 bradded thereto at one end 12 and extending laterally to receive and mount a pair of frames 18 and 14, for the inner purse. The ends of the frame members 13 and 14 are pivoted on the free ends of the pins 11, which are there- 0 after bradded to hold the frame pivotally in position, as shown at 15. The body part of the inner purse, which is usually made of silk or other fabric, has been omitted in this figure for clearness, but is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, attached to the frame members 13 and 14.

The length of the members 10 is substantially equal to the height of the hand bag, so that the channel members 10 and the inner purse may be placed in the bag, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. A

suitable fold 16 is formed in the flexible ends 8 of the bag and, preferably, at the middle thereof. These folds 16 are inserted into the channel portion of the members 10, which are then pressed together to clamp the folds securely in position, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. The members ii) are preferably on the interior of the hand bag and are, therefore, concealed when the hand bag is closed. The flexible ends 8 of the purse are adapted to fold when the purse is closed and, therefore, the pleat or fold 1%, which is clamped throughout the length of the members 10, is not noticeable. As shown more particularly in 2, the upright members 10 retain and pivotally mount the inner purse in the middle of the hand bag, so that it is always available, regardless of the number and size of articles carried in the bag. This is very advantageous because, in mal ing purchases, it is necessary for ladies to obtain access to the purse and, in many instances, there is a line waiting back of them. it is, therefore, very embarassing and annoying to be unable to find the purse quicldy. By having it in the center of the bag and substantially above the bottom thereof, the various articles carried are usually pushed down below the purse, leaving it accessible at all times and minimizing the amount of time required to manipulate it.

While any suitable means may be utilised for pivotally mounting the frames 13 and 14 of the inner purse to the upright members 10, preferably, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the pin 11 has its ends reduced in size to extend through suitable apertures in the upright members 10 and at the hinged ends of the frame members 13 and 14. The ends of the members 11 are bradded as shown, so that the frames are securely fixed to the upright members 10. The pin 11 may also serve as the pivoting or securing means for the frame members 13 and 14, which are opened and closed from time to time.

It will be seen that the present invention provides a very convenient and inexpensive means of mounting an inner purse in a hand bag, which is particularly applicable to under arm or envelope bags. The mounting members attached to the ends of the bag not only serve to swingingly support the inner purse centrally of the hand bag, but also extend substantially the entire height of the hand bag, thereby preventing it from losing its shape. There is no chance for the inner purse to become dismounted and there is no difficulty in finding it in the hand bag. It is always in an accessible and convenient position for the user. The mounting means are simple in construction, readily applicable to various types of bags and fully capable of withstanding the rough use to which they may be subjected.

As various chan es may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the inven-' tion and Without sacrificing its advantages, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described invention, 1 claim:

1. An under arm bag ha -g flexible cloth end portions adapted to be folded when the hand bag is closed, and having a flap extending over the opening of the bag, a pair of U-shaped metallic channel members extending substantially the entire height of the bag, said channel members being clamped to a suitable fold formed in the end portions and extending substantially the entire height of the fold to reinforce said bag from bottom to top and to prevent bending of the bag, the bottoms of channel members terminating substantially at the bottom of the bag to minimize the strain on the cloth end portions, and an inner purse swingingly mounted on said U shaped channel members.

2. As an article of manufacture, an envelope arm bag having flexible end portions a flap adapted to extend ov r the opening of the channel members clamped upon folds in said end portions and extending the entire height of aid bag to reinforce said bag and toprevent bending thereof, a pair of laterally extending pins bradde'l at one end to channel members and extending toward each other, and a pair of pivoted frames for an inner purse, said pivoted frames having an aperture through their pivoted ends, the inwardly extending ends of said pins extendthrough said apertures to pivotally mount the frame members, said pins having enlargements adjacent the ends thereof to prevent longitudinal movement thereof with respect to the parts attached to the ends thereof.

3. As an article of manufacture, an envelope bag having flexible folded end portions and a flap adapted to extend over the opening of the bag, metallic channel members clamped upon a fold in each of said end portions, said metallic channel members extending the entire height of said bag, to reinforce the bag and to prevent bending of the bag, the lower ends of said channel members reaching substantially to the bottom of the bag to minimize the strain on the folds of the sill: end portions, each of said channel members having an aperture therein, a pair of laterally extending pins having reduced end portions, the reduced portions at one end of each of said pins extending into the apertures in said channel members and being bradded for rigid attachment thereto, a pair of iii-shaped frames for an inner purse, a pair of eyelets having flanged ends for pivotally securing together the ends of said frames, each of said eyelets having an aperture therethrcugh, the other ends of said pins extending through said apertures in said eyelets and being bradded to attach said frames thereto whereby said f ames are rotatably mounted on the pins and prevented from longitudinal movement with respect thereto.

DAVID ROSENZW'EIG. 

